Water pump packing



v Nov. 29, 1932. I w. M. BAUMHECKEL 1,889,397

WATER PUMP PACKING Filed April 25, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l I NVENTOR. W/LL//w M mamme/EL A TTORNEYS N0V 29, 1932? w. M. BAUMHECKEI.

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Patented Nov.. 29, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM M. BA'UMHECIEL, 0F CONNEBSVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOB, BY DIRECT .AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO B B B COBPDRATIUN, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN WATER PUMP PACKING Application med April 25, 1930. Serial No. 447,870.

This invention relates to a water pump construction suitable for automobilesand the like, and the-sealing construction /incorporated therein.

v The chief' object of this invention, as well as the invention disclosed in the before mentioned application, is toprovide a construction suitable for water pump purposes for automobiles which, under present dayi' conditions, have a speed of 2,000 to 4,000 P. M. or more with a vehicle speed of over 60 miles per' hour. With higher vehicle. speeds the water pump speed may be correspondingly increased. This relative high speed requires that a water pump maintain a relatively effective seal between the rotor shaft and the pump housing and over a relatively lon period of time and with a minimum of a )ustment. This high speedalso requires that the shaft be lubricated and kept lubricated. Leakage of the liquid to be pumped past the seal and through the bearings very shortly washes out or removes the lubricant with the result that the water pump quickly becomes noisy and ineicient, since Without lubrication the wear becomes progressive in character. Y

The presentinvention provides a construction which prevents all of the objectionable practices heretofore encountered by effectually sealing a liquid to be pumped from the lubricant and maintaining said seal substantially independent of the life of thepump and to do so the seal is of the self compensating type.

One feature of the invention in addition to the general association of the parts which is common to this and the co-pending application, consists in the particular type of seal construction which has the characteristic of the sealing member being positively driven through means other than the axial seal for the shaft.

Another feature of the invention consists in the construction of the rotor such that a compensating thrust or neutralizing thrust operation is-obtained therein.

The nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1 in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1 and in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a side elevational v iew of one form of annular yielding or spring construction.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation thereof.

Fig. 6 lis a longitudinal central sectional view of a modified form of power pulley constructionl embodied in the invention.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 1 and of a modified form of the invention. y

Fig. `8 is a longitudinal sectional view through a form of the invention illustrating two modified departures.

Fig. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view through a modified form of driving seal.

Fig. 10 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 10--10of Fig. 9 and in the direction of the arrows.

In the drawings 10 indicates a water pump housing into which projects a bearin 11 that receives a bushing 12, in turn rotata ly supporting a shaft 13. The projecting end of shaft 13 is press fitted and thereby secured to a hub 14 of a rotor of 'a water pump. Herein the hub supports a plate 15 which carries the rotor vanes or blades 16. In

spaced relation to plate 16 is another plate- 17 secured thereto by the vane connecting portions 18.

The automatic sealing construction interposed between the face 19 of the shaft bearing and the rotor hub includes an outwardly directed substantially annular yielding construction or s ring means, the same being shown clearly 1n Figs. 4 and 5 and'including a body portion 20, apertured at 21 and notched as at 22 to form the spring wings 23. This annular yielding sprin construction is loosely rotatable on the sha ,if desired. Concentric with said shaft is a steel washer 24 and encircling said'shaft and having a frictional sealing connection therewith to prevent axial material may be used so long as t i by the positive driving t means 26 which is notched as at 27 to receive the ton e portions 28 formed upon the rotor hub. rable, interlocking and driving Iconnection is provided between the rotor and the cylindrical portion 27. The op ite end of the cylindrical portion 27 in clu es an inwardly directed flange 29 which has an inner diameter preferably greater than the diameter of the projecting bearing portion 11. Inte tween the soft gasket and the flange 29 is an annular, phenol condensation composition, sealingnmember 31 which ma be of the general c racter, one form of w ich is commerciall known as bakelite or the like, if desire or some other type of similarly acting e same forms-as by lapping-and maintains a fluid ljoint with the surface 19 as the face bakelite washer 31 engages face 19 of the projecting housing bearing 11 and bears :gunst the same dueto the yielding backing tained through the spring -washer 20. Since the washer 31 is not metallic there is no clicking sound when contacted. -The rotation of the annular sealin washer is obtained ereof through the cylindrical cup 26 and as indicated at 2, cup4v may be indented to anchor the composius atongu tion washer to the cup to the extent that rearward displacement thereof is revented, while forward movement toward e bearing -face 19 is not prevented. Throu h this con- 1. may be provided or any other' struction none of the driving e ort of the t bearing washer 31 is obtained through the sealing soft y r et construction 25 so that the` soft g construction has no other function than that of sealing and it will maintain-itself for that purpose for the life of the pump. A. soft gasket-construction has the advantage over a hard gasket in that it will let the face washer ex at right angles to the shaft and will slide endwse with ve little ressure and low face pressures are ighly desirable.

While the Figs. 1 and 3 illustrate the hub as inclu the lug portion 28 and the cupY as mclu the slotted portion 26 it is to be underst that the reverse thereo uivalent driving connection may be provid Similarly any other equivalent yielding construction may be provided in place of the disc like construction illustrated herein, alo this construction appears to be the simp est and commercially the cheapest to manufacture. f

Herein thepump housing is shown extended'laterally as at 33 and terminates in a bearing 34, receiving a bushing 35 which rotatably e and groove, axially sepa-l rposed bethe suptplorts the shaft 13. The body portion 33 in is form of the invention, is chambered as at 36 intermediate the two shaft bearing portions. Coaxial with said shaft and frictionally carried thereby and mounted within the chamber 36 is a felt oil retainin washer 37. The chamber 36 may be lled t rough the opening 38. The`oil picked u by the washer is supplied to the shaft and eeds lonitudinally along the same. Since the m the pump is prevented'from passinealong theshaft through the bearing 11, this aring will be lubricated at all tunes, at least so lng as there is lubrication in the chamber 36 or in the oil felt distributor 37.

The oil discharged along the shaft' and through the bearing 34 at the end of the bearing, tends to pass radially downward and when it does so, it discharges into a well or annular chamber 39 formed as a part of the power ulley 40, the hub 41 of which is press fitte upon the extended end of the shaft 13. The power pulley has an inwardly directed flange 42 which forms chamber 39. The oil which normally escapes from the bearing 34, ilowsaround the annular outer wall o the pulley chamber and is retained in that vicinity by centrifugal action until such time as the lpulley stops. lubrication t at escapes and is within the pulley chamber is not suicient to escape from without the flange 42'upon stopping of the pulley.

The body portion is4 longitudinally apertured as at 43, one end of which communicates with the chamber'36. The housing is laterally apertured as at 44 and mounted therein isa tube 45 which has a long spiral like extension 46 which terminates in an o en mouth 47 l ing adjacent the outer perip eral wall of t e pulley chamber and within the procted iameter of the flange 42. See Fig. 2.

otation o'f the pulley wheel will cause the cylindrical wall to pass by the open end of the mouth 47 and surplus lubrication collected therein will be automatically discharged into the mouth of the cup thereby and pass along the tube throughA the communicating assages 44 and 43 and thus return to the lu ricant chamber 36. If the pulley is to be removed from the shaft, a screw driver or other tool en ges the free end of the tube and. 'l

33 until' 1s formed by 'up 4shaped flange construc' tion 142, which is a press fitted arran ement, and is tyieldingly retained therein. form o the invention the tubular portion 145 need not include an elongated flexible extenwater The amount ofi n thisI 113 mounts the sion 1.46 but-may include but a short portion 1.30

f through terminating in a mouth similar to the mouth 47, because the cup shaped flange 142 will first be removed when the pulley is to be removed from the shaft and then the pulley can be tube 145. Tube 145 communicates with the passages 144 and 143 that in turn -communicate with the lubricant chamber 136.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 7 the rotor is indicated by the numeral 215, the shaft by the numeral 213, the housing by the numeral 210. The lubricant chamber 236 in this instance, is formed by providing a pair of spaced bushings 212 4and 235 which are mounted in a single bore that'extends entirely through the casing. Mounted in the chamber 236 is the usual oil distributor or felt washer 237, and carried by the opposite exposed end of the shaft 213 is Qpulley construction 241. y

In this form ofthe invention no provision is made for returning the lubricant to the reservoir and the openin 238 may beprovided with a pressure ceding mechanism for filling the sump with oil or grease or the same may be plugged. Likewise in this form of the invention the end of the main body or casing has an enlarged bore 270 which mounts a multiple sealing and excess end thrust construction.

The seal 220 is held tight to the running face by spring tension. When the pump is assembled this is from ten to. twelve pounds and as long as the end thrust does not exceed this pressure, shaft 213 will not move forward towardthe pulley end.l If the pressure is exceeded the shaft moves and the upper presslitted spacing cup'292 engages excess thrust washer 293 which takes all the excess end thrust or the washer 293 runs against the retaining cup 294. Felt washer 295 is for oil retention.

Thev usual combination seal and thrust bearing is interposed between the rotor v215 and the face 219 of the body construction. This combination seal and thrust bearing ma be oFf the character previously illustrate in.

n Fig. 8 a'modified form of theinventionis illustrated, wherein the stationa lugs 328 are formed upon the housing or` y ortion 310 having the bearing portion 311 which includes thebushing 312 rotatabl supporting shaft 313. The .rotor 315, in t is instance, has a face 319 and engages the com sition Washer or thrust bearing 320. carriedKby the cylindrical cupmember 326 and locked thereto as at 327, and the exposedilange 329. The cup -326'incloses .the usual soft gasket packe0 ing 325,backed bythe washer 324'and asso.-

v ciated therewithisthe resilient or yield' construction 320' of the character illustral in 4 and 5.

The moeite end theatre mais' e chamber and through the pulled from the shaft Without tearing ofi the i for urging sai-d bore or bearing '334, said chamber being formed by two bushings 312 and 335. Access to the chamber may be obtained through the opening-338 with which also communicates a ongitudinal passage 343 and a parallelpassage 344, in which is mounted a flexible tube or universally yielding hin ed tubular construction 345. The dotted llnes indicate two of the positions the same may assume to permit removal and mounting of the pulley 341,

-having the belt engaging portion 340,the

chamber forming portion 339 and the chamber formn invention t e bo ing exterior lange 3241i. The usual lubricant seal 371 may be interposed between the end of the body bushing and pulley. The flange 342, it will be noted, overhangs the flange 342a so that oil dripping from the end will not run out and run down around the edge of the pulley. The clearance between the two flanges may be in the neighborhood of .003 of an inch or the like. The iiexible tube construction 345 is such that it will 'always return to the oil collecting position lwhen released from constraint.

A modified seal and thrust bearing construction is illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10. In

this form of the invention the shaft bearing is indicated by the numeral 411, the shaft -by the numeral413, the bushing by the numeral 412 and the contact or thrust face by theA numeral 419. The thrust bearing member is indicatedl by the numeral 431 and is supported by the driving cup 426 and lockingly retained therein by the flange 429 and the flange 342. In this form of the v yalso includes a co-operatoffset portion 432. The soft gasket is indicated by the numeral 425 and the washer backing the same by the numeral 424.

. In this form of the invention the rotor 415 includes a plurality of slots 428 which receive the tongue portions 427 of the cup 426 for positive driving thereof. Bearing upon the main body portion of the rotor 415 and' outside Aof the cup but concentric therewith, is a coil spring 420 which bears upon ange 432 of the cup y,at its opposite end so as to normally force the thrust bearing member 431 into engagement with the face 419.

The invention claimed is 1. In a device of the character described, a seal assembly for a revoluble shaft having ,an outer casing, a shaft bearing and a shoulder end bearin associated therewith, said seal assembly including a housing spaced from said shaft; a yie dable acking material disposed within said ousing ada ted to contact Vwith said end bearing,

sei sealing means comprising a member .of

and ladapted to contact with said shaft; a-flud..

sealing means located within said housinguov bearing; and means whereby the end sea means ofsaid assembly is movably connecte and driven through said housing from means associated with said shaft so as to provide a 5 uniform contact between said sealing means and saidshoulder bearing irrespective of slight variation in shaft position.

2. In a device ofthe character described, a seal assembly for a revoluble shaft having an outer casing, a shaft bearing therein and a shoulder end bearing, said seal assembly including a member formin a shell or seal housing spaced from said s aft; a pliable packing material surrounding said shaft located Within said shell member, a fluid sealing means connected with said shell member and adapted to contact with said end bearing, said sealing means comprising a member of phenol condensation product adapted to form and maintain a fiuid tight joint with said shoulder bearing; and a spring means for urging said sealing means against said shoulder bearing; said shell member having means for connectn and drivin said as- 95 sembly and end seal rom said sha so as to permit relatively free movement of said seal maintaining the sealing contact thereof with said bearing irrespective of variation in shaft Y alignment or wear.

3. In a device of the character described, a seal assembly for a revoluble shaft having an outer casing; a shaft bearing associated therewith and an end bearing, said seal assembly including a seal housing portion forming a space around said shaft; a yieldable packing material in close frictional sealing connection with said shaft and located within said space, said packing material adapted to rotate with the shaft; a Huid sealing means including amember of phenol con-A densation product -in fluid sealing contact with said vpacking material, said member adapted to contact with said end bearing and adapted to form and maintain a fluid tight joint therewith; and a spring means for ur lng said seal against sail end bearing; said housing having means for relativel loosely connecting -and driving said .HuidY sealin member with said shaft so as to permit re 5 atively free movement and cause said member to uniformly contact with said bearing.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto aiiixed my signature. A f

' WILLIAM M BAUMHECKEL 

